4-19-16 - Harrisburg, PA - N. 2nd St

Harrisburg City Wagon 3, Squad 8, Towers 1, 2, and Captain 1 dispatched on Box 1-3 at 0413 hours to 2011 N. 2nd Street in the Uptown neighborhood for a fully involved structure fire. Multiple calls were being received with reports of entrapment in 2013 N. 2nd Street. Captain 1 requested the first alarm assignment enroute bringing Wagon 4, Rescue 69 (York Co. DLA), and Air 13 (West Shore) to the scene. Tower 2 arrived on location reporting a 3 story, brick, single dwelling with heavy fire showing from the rear, exposure issues, and 1 adult and 1 child on the front roof. Squad 8 laid a supply line to the rear and led off with deck gun operations. With fire extending to exposures on both sides a second alarm assignment was transmitted consisting of Engines 30 (Penbrook), 37 (Susquehanna Twp), Trucks 50 (Steelton), 32 (Progress), and Rescue 44 (Lawnton). Multiple lines were stretched into the exposures and crews were able to safely remove the trapped occupants. Squad 8 supplied Tower 1 in the rear as heavy fire consumed all floors of the fire building. The bulk of the fire was knocked down in about 30 minutes with extensive overhaul required in 3 buildings.